You know what I still can't come to terms with? The way Jo and Laurie, her Teddy, don't end up together. Like, I know all about Jo's freedom and independence and her will to live and see the world through her eyes, - plus the feminist anthem "Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent, as well as just beauty. I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for", which I adore whole heartedly and live by - but I still can't wrap my head around it.
Their friendship was so pure, they were everything to each other. Laurie was a mess, but when he met her, he started acting like a decent human being. When she sent him off, he just gave up and began with the reckless behaviours again. When she was feeling down, she went to him. When her head was confused, she went to him. And ever did he question her passion for writting and her dreams.
What doesn't make even more sense to me is Amy with Laurie. She clearly tells him she is not going to be the Jo he didn't have, she wasn't fit for second place - AS SHE SHOULD - and then, ding dong make me your wife. Amy always looked up for approval, always aspired to be as her sisters. She should have made her own path and not transform herself into what she first said she would not be.
AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE FRIEDRICH THING. You can clearly understand that Laurie is not okay with that. AND HE IS MARRIED. He still has feelings for Jo, and he will always have. And the way Jo gives it all up for the happiness of her little sister, it just kills me.
Little Women makes a complete mess out of my emotions and my head. Feel free to interact with this post and help me make peace with this, because it has been 5 years since I read the books, and like 2 since I saw both movies, and I'm still getting random insomnia at 4AM just thinking of these bloody fictional characters and their bloody fictional life.
Sana atlaslar, haritalar gösterecekler. Adına sınır dedikleri bazı çizgilerle çevrili olduğunu göreceksin yaşadığın yerin. Aslında tüm yeryüzü Allah’ındır ve yürüyebildiğin kadar senindir tüm coğrafyalar.
DEADLINE: What’s the larger significance of Sunja coming to her own capabilities with her kimchi cart?
E.P. THERESA KANG-LOWE: It’s a cultural touchpoint for her that if she wasn’t Korean, she wouldn’t be able to do that. We all have that in our different cultures but that then becomes a way for her to provide for her family and her source of power. The ending of that definitely I attribute to her being Korean and having the means to provide for her family, but ultimately, it’s about that hopefulness that this family will endure and survive. Kimchi for Asian Americans, Korean Americans is a source of pride. I think it’s so amazing to have kimchi, which is such an iconic Korean part of the cuisine, be the very thing that ultimately allows Sunja to provide for her family, and I think every family in every culture has that.
I used to not talk unless someone made me. “Would anyone want to hear what I have to say?” But now, I just say whatever’s in my head. It just comes out.